George William DAWSON

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Service Number:	819
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Shag Point, New Zealand, 1891
Home Town:	Gwynneville, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 14, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 819, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 819, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 819, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

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Husband of Laura Dawson of Gwynneville, Wollongong, NSW

Father of Edith Rosa Dawson and George Alfred Dawson

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served for 3 years with the NZ Volunteers